Total Crime Rate
251.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cecil Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Road (NW9 5EL) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 156.3% higher than the Colindale South average (98.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cecil Road (NW9 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hyde, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Telegraph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Needleman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Annesley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hyde | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Annesley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hyde | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hyde | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chronicle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colin Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecrop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Observer Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Zenith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Zenith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zenith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Hyde | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hyde | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hyde | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hyde | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nobel Close | Under investigation |
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